Z-0495-2007

Bausch & Lomb Lightning High Speed Vitrectomy Cutter, Catalog #CX4804, 1/20-gauge high speed vitrectomy...

Name: Z-0495-2007 Bausch & Lomb Lightning High Speed Vitrectomy Cutter, Catalog #CX4804, 1/20-gauge high speed vitrectomy...
Creator: Bausch & Lomb Inc
Published: 2006-12-14
License: https://open.fda.gov/license/

Bausch & Lomb Incorporated / initiated 2006-12-14 / Terminated

FDA source

Bausch & Lomb Inc began a recall of Bausch & Lomb Lightning High Speed Vitrectomy Cutter, Catalog #CX4804, 1/20-gauge high speed vitrectomy cutter per package. The firm name on the label is... on 2006-12-14. The reason FDA records is "The cutter tip could break during a procedure". As of 2026-09-10, the recall status on record is Terminated.

Recall record

Recall number: Z-0495-2007
Status: Terminated
Initiated: 2006-12-14
Posted: 2007-05-24
Terminated: 2009-04-07
Recalling firm: Bausch & Lomb Incorporated
Product: Bausch & Lomb Lightning High Speed Vitrectomy Cutter, Catalog #CX4804, 1/20-gauge high speed vitrectomy cutter per package. The firm name on the label is Bausch & Lomb incorporated, Rochester, NY.
Product code: HQE Instrument, Vitreous Aspiration And Cutting, Ac-Powered
Reason for recall: The cutter tip could break during a procedure
FDA root cause: Other
Action: Recall letters were issued via e-mail to surgeons on 12/14/06 and via overnight mail on 12/14/06 to surgeons and operating room supervisors requesting immediate segregation and return of the product.
Quantity in commerce: Cat. CX4804 - 3,485 Cutter Tips
Distribution: Worldwide distribution ---- including USA and countries of Canada, China, Japan, Australia, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, and The Netherlands.
Product codes and lots: All lots

Product code HQE

K980488Class IIStorz Millennium Microsurgicl System High Speed Vitrectomy SystemStorz Instrument Co. / cleared 1998-03-23

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Sourced from the FDA device recall database and the FDA enforcement reports, both ingested from openFDA. The recall record supplies the product, the reason and the product code; the enforcement report supplies the classification. The two datasets are exported by FDA on different days, and the date above is the older of the two, so nothing on this page is newer than it says.

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Data as of 2026-09-30, the FDA export date for this dataset. Page last changed 2026-09-05. View this recall on fda.gov (opens on fda.gov)